Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Safekeeping by Karen Hesse

This is an extraordinary book about a young girl named Ridley, who returns home from volunteering in Haiti, only to find that the entire government has changed.  She has no money, no food, a dead phone, and absolutely no means of transportation.  Ridley only has her perseverance and Route 9 to lead her home.  But she finds there may not be what she had hoped.  A positive theme is the idea that someone with so little can have so much hope.  A negative theme is some adult themes.  Recommended for fans of adventure books and appeals to ages 12 and up.
Juliana A., grade 8